“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” - Paul Coelho, The Alchemist She’s a foot shorter than everyone else and not athletically built. Nobody special, really. One summer, she wanted to qualify for the state championship swim meet. She had nine seconds to drop in the 200 breaststroke. “How can I make the state cut?” she asked her coach. “You have to train at least four hours a day. You can�...

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